This infrared image of Mars' Terra Sirenum region was among thousands captured by the Thermal Emission Imaging System on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter. The blue areas of this map represent chloride salts that might have been left behind by water, concluded researchers led by University of Hawaii graduate student Mikki Osterloo.
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